Luke 17:3

Be taking heed to yourselves,—If thy brother sin, rebuke him, and, if he repent, forgive him;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

In Context

2It profiteth him, if, a mill-stone, is hung about his neck, and he is cast into the sea, than that he cause, one, of these little ones, to stumble.

4Even if, seven times a day, he sin against thee, and, seven times, turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart,—Thou shalt, faithfully reprove, thy neighbour, and not countenance him in sin:

Deuteronomy 4:15Ye must take diligent heed, therefore unto your own souls, for ye saw no manner of form, on the day Yahweh spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire;

2 Chronicles 19:6and said unto the judges, See what, ye, are doing, inasmuch as, not for man, must ye judge, but for Yahweh,—who will be with you, in the word of justice.

Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Proverbs 27:5Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.

Matthew 18:21Then, coming near, Peter said [to him] —Lord! how many times, shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until, seven, times?

Matthew Henry on Luke 17:2-11

The Treatment of Offences. 1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I… Read the whole commentary →

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